Saturday, May 14, 2011

Crazy People Live Among Us



Well right now I'm standing in Rocky Mountain Anglers, or rather sitting in it. I'm just sitting on the couch, watching everyone and trying to remember the name of the little gadget I need. Hmmm..... Nope, still drawing a blank. So as I watch everyone walk by, I start to listen to all the conversations. I help people out when they need it, but today is kind of slow. As I'm listening to all the people, I notice a trend. Everyone is completely insane today. And I mean completely. The first people to walk in after me are two guys, and they just walked in, asked if "we only sold fly fishin' stuff", and walked out. The last thing they uttered as they walked out the door was a simultaneous "that blows." After a few more regulars and old-timers, a woman walked in. That's usually good for me, because if I raise the tone in my voice and give them puppy dog-eyes, they melt in my hands. No offense to women, and I'm not saying this always happens. It just seems to be the usual trend. Maybe it's just a coincidence, I don't know. Anyway, I put on my cute face and asked the lady if she needed help finding anything. She looked at me like I was crazy, replied "no," and walked away. Randy finished up talking to his last customer and walked over to the lady. "Hey there, need any help," he asked. "I need some hooks," she said. "Got any single hooks?" "All we've got is those packages." "Okay, I don't mind buying those," she responded. "But where are the treble hooks?" "Um, we don't have treble hooks here," Randy answered. "No treble hooks?!" The lady looked at us like aliens. "I would try McGuckin's, it's right dow the street." The lady kept asking us questions, but no answer seemed right for her. She finally left us in peace, on to the next poor clerk who would deal with her incessant nagging for an hour. For us, well let's just say it was good to have her gone. Come on in to the shop and entertain us for awhile!

Rocky Mountain Anglers
1904 Arapahoe Avenue 
Tel: 303-447-2400
www.rockymtanglers.com

19 comments:

  1. no treble hooks?? really?? lol... Life are full of these people.

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  2. and 2ndly, why are you not following erin's blog huh?? :)

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  3. o, but I believe I am! Nah, thanks for tellin' me man, I'm signed up now. Tight lines and bent rods to ya!

    Justin S
    http://fishtalesandfishtails.blogspot.com

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  4. Pssst, Justin. That was one of those crazies you were just talking about.

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  6. Dustin - Thanks, as always, for the good word! :)

    Cofisher - you callin' me crazy...? hehe

    Justin - thanks for the follow. I hope you had good fishing this past week, and managed to avoid as many group activities as possible!

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  7. Erin- ya, luckily I managed to finish those pretty quickly, so I got more free time, which equals more fishing time! How was the fishin' for you this past week?

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  8. Justin - Good to hear...not much fishing for me during the week - too much work, and crappy weather - but yesterday did some trout fishing out of my canoe.

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  9. How was the canoe fishing? I love doing that, but I always manage to hook the canoe, stand up to get it, go to fast, and flip the whole thing. It's really only funny when you're NOT the one drenched in a lake.

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  10. Ah yes. I hooked the canoe (and myself) more than a few times. The weather was nasty, but it was fun...and 8 trout, 1 bass, and 2 crappie between Jay and I ain't bad...!

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  11. Not bad at all! Have you ever tried river or creek kayak fishing? From personal experience, I wouldn't try it if you haven't already. There's a reason those kayakers on Boulder creek wear helmets ;)

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  12. No, I haven't...Jay has a kayak story (you'll have to ask him)...and it makes me not too anxious to try. ;) I'll stick with my cool canoe!

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  13. nice. have you seen those fold out, stand up canoes yet?

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  14. "fold out, stand up canoes"....? what in the WORLD...!?

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  15. ya, I can't remember the name. there's a picture of Frank Smethurst in one on the RMA blog catching carp. I'll see if I can find the name

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  16. Ah Ha! Found it! It's called the "Freedom Hawk"

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  17. Oh yes! I see what you're talking about:
    http://www.rockymtanglers.com/blog/89442/6261/

    CRAB CLAWS!

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  18. that's the one! I've heard they work well, but only until it gets windy. Past that, you're as good as being on a giant balloon. The anchor accessory definitely helps.

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